Monaco vs Barcelona Prediction and Betting Tips | September 19th 2024

Monaco will invite Barcelona to the Stade Louis II in their UEFA Champions League campaign opener on Thursday. Both teams have enjoyed an unbeaten start to their league campaign, with the hosts winning three of the four games and Barca enjoying a 100% record thus far.

Les Monégasques resumed their Ligue 1 campaign after the international break with a comfortable 3-0 away win over Auxerre on Saturday. Defenders Thilo Kehrer and Vanderson scored in the first half while Denis Zakaria added the third goal in the 89th minute.

The visitors extended their winning streak to five games on Sunday with a 4-1 away win over Girona in LaLiga. Lamine Yamal bagged a first-half brace while Dani Olmo and Pedri added goals in the second half.

The two sides met in the Joan Gamper Trophy last month, with the Ligue 1 side winning 3-0.

Monaco vs Barcelona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two teams have met just twice in competitive games, with both meetings coming in the group stage of the 1993-94 Champions League campaign. The Blaugrana recorded wins in both meetings while keeping clean sheets.
Les Monégasques are back in the Champions League group stage for the first time since the 2018-19 edition. They lost five of the six games that season, scoring just twice.
The visitors have won 20 of their last 28 campaign openers in the Champions League.
Barcelona have a 100% record in all competitions this season, scoring 17 goals in five games.
Monaco are winless in their last 14 games in the Champions League, suffering 11 losses.
Blaugrana have scored at least two goals in their last seven away games in all competitions.
Les Monégasques have suffered seven consecutive losses at home in the Champions League, failing to score in four games in that period.

Monaco vs Barcelona Prediction

Les Rouge et Blanc have won three of their four games this season and have kept clean sheets in these wins as well. They are unbeaten in their last eight competitive home games and will look to keep this run intact.

Edan Diop and Radoslaw Majecki are the two absentees for Adi Hutter in this match. Lamine Camara suffered a concussion against Auxerre and had to be stretchered off the field but has been cleared to play in this match.

The Blaugrana have enjoyed a winning start to their season under new manager Hansi Flick. They have scored eight goals in three away games this term while conceding one goal apiece in each.

Flick will be without the services of Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Dani Olmo, Andreas Christensen, and Ansu Fati due to injuries. Ronaldo Araujo is injured but he is also suspended for this match. Fermin Lopez was injured in training earlier this week and became the latest addition to their growing injury list.

Despite the visitors' lengthy absentee list for this match and considering their goalscoring form and better record in the Champions League, we back Barcelona to eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Monaco 1-2 Barcelona

Monaco vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Barcelona to win

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Tip 4: Lamine Yamal to score or assist any time - Yes